Time Away

This page was designed to help answer any questions you may have about time away from work. Detailed information can be found in the Policies and Procedures Handbook regarding any of the policies listed below.

These benefits are available to all Full-Time and Part-Time employees working 20+ hours per week.

Bereavement Leave:

Bereavement
Description	Benefit
Benefit	3 working days
Which family member qualifies	Immediate family members*
Occurrence Allowed	No maximum limit per year
Timecard Code	OTH (note reason on the timecard)

*Employee’s spouse, child, parent, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, parents-in-law and other family members approved by the employee's manager.

Jury Duty Leave:

Jury Duty
Description	Benefit
Benefit	Charge OTH on timecard and keep stipend from the court
Official Documentation	Give official summons for jury duty to your manager, manager to forward to Human Resources for personnel file

Military Leave, Annual Two Week Training:

Military
Description	Benefit
Benefit	Difference between employee's base military pay and their normal Noblis pay
Maximum	10 Working Days
Occurrence Allowed	Once per year
Timecard Code	OTH

Military Leave, Extended Military Deployment:

Extended Military Deployment
Description	Benefit
Benefit	Difference between employee's base military pay and their normal Noblis pay
Maximum	52 weeks
Document Needed	Noblis must receive a copy of the federal Leave and Earnings Statement (LES)

Noblis will follow the guidance of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) regarding compensation, benefits, and return-to-work rights of employees called to active duty.

Upon deployment, employees may continue medical, dental and other health-related insurances for the first 30 days at the active employee rates. After 30 days, employees will be permitted to elect COBRA for themselves and their dependents as provided by law. All other benefits, including, but not limited to, life insurance, long term disability insurance, AD&D and PTO accrual will cease as of the day an employee begins leave.

Personal Leave of Absence

Personal Leave of Absence
Description	Benefit
Benefit	Unpaid leave not to exceed 1 year
Benefits Coverage Status	Employees must pay the total cost of their current benefits elections
Documentation Needed	Employees must provide written notification of their intent and a date of return must be agreed upon prior to leave commencement

*Instances covered by FMLA will run concurrently with a Personal Leave of Absence

Family Medical Leave Act

FMLA
Description	Benefit
Benefit	A period of time up to 12 weeks, during which an associate may be absent due to the birth of a child; placement of a child for adoption or foster care; to care for a spouse, child, parent or self with a serious health condition
Maximum time allowed	12 weeks in an eligible 12-month period
Eligibility Criteria’s	Employee must have worked for the company for at least 12 months and worked at least 1,250 hours over the previous 12-month period
Documentation Needed	Employees must provide their supervisor with advance notice of the anticipated leave. In addition to the request, certification by a physician will be required.

Medical Leave Program

Medical Leave
Number of Days/Hours Paid At
Company Credited Service on January 1st	100% of Salary	75% of Salary	60% of Salary
Less Than 6 Months	10 Days/80 Hours	10 Days/80 Hours	Balance of Time up to 6 Months
6 Months but Less Than 2 Years	25 Days/200 Hours	20 Days/160 Hours	Balance of Time up to 6 Months
2 Years but Less Than 3 Years	35 Days/280 Hours	30 Days/240 Hours	Balance of Time up to 6 Months
3 Years but Less Than 4 Years	45 Days/360 Hours	40 Days/320 Hours	Balance of Time up to 6 Months
4 Years or More	55 Days/440 Hours	55 Days/440 Hours	Balance of Time up to 6 Months

Medical Leave is available to you:

after you have been absent due to a medical condition for a total of 24 PTOMED hours within a period of five consecutive business days (pro-rated for part-time employees, based on your regularly-scheduled hours). Paid holidays, weekends and other paid time off are not counted toward meeting the 5 consecutive business day requirement;
for a reoccurring personal illness and after having met the 24-hour/five-day PTOMED requirement for that same illness (pro-rated for part-time employees), based on your regularly-scheduled hours;
after a total of 72 cumulative PTOMED hours due to your medical conditions during the calendar year.

Long Term Disability

Long-Term Disability
Description	Benefit
Benefit	60% of Basic Monthly Earnings
Optional Pension Benefit (if elected)	15.3% of pre-disability salary sent to retirement account each month
Maximum	$18,400 per month
Elimination Period	180 days